As agricultural techniques and resulting harvests improved,
A) surplus production was still difficult to achieve.
B) surplus production was at the discretion of the individual farmer.
C) surplus production served as a kind of capital, or wealth that stimulated new kinds of socioeconomic interactions.
D) farmers could stop producing full time and become religious leaders.
E) a social and economic hierarchy emerged in all Neolithic societies.

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Surplus production served as a kind of capital, or wealth that stimulated new kinds of socioeconomic interactions. As surplus production increased, farmers were able to trade or sell their excess crops, leading to the development of trade networks and the emergence of specialized professions beyond farming.

As Agricultural Techniques and Resulting Harvests Improved